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This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 15th January, 1963. "The 2nd Squadron of the Engineers' Regiment are seen carrying out a minesweeping exercise at the Linton Military Camp. Six soldiers probe for anti-tank mines, while a soldier with a mine detector works behind in an effort to locate deep-seated mines"

Identification

Object type
Image
Archive
Manawatū Evening Standard Negative Collection
Relation
2017-20
Date
January 13, 1963
Digitisation ID
2017N_2017-20_017511
Format
B&W negative
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Other

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Place
Linton Military Camp

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army maneuvers,
land mines,
linton military camp,
manawatū evening standard,
soldiers,
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